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First Night®,
Oil City, an alcohol-free, family-oriented celebration
of the arts, has been held annually since 1998 under the
sponsorship of the Arts Council. The event is funded by
grants from the Samuel Justus and E. J. Luce Charitable
Trusts, contributions from local businesses, corporations and individuals, and by sales of admittance buttons to those who attend. The low button cost makes the event more affordable than taking the family to see a movie.
Since its debut in 1997, First Night® has received high praise for the quality and variety of entertainment and experiences it offers. While attendance at the 2000 Millennium celebration topped the charts with crowds of nearly 6,000, First Night® has welcomed a steady stream of between 3,000 to 5,000 people who have come despite frigid weather. Shuttle buses transport people throughout the town to indoor sites where performances are scheduled. Revelers wishing to brave the cold are warmed at the bonfires throughout the city. People wear crazy, decorative hats, walk through rooms filled with balloons, parade down the street making noise, view two fireworks displays, visit their choices of entertainment options, sample great food and go home saying they couldn’t do everything that First Night®
had to offer.
2010 Schedule of
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Venango Museum |
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Scott Foppiano plays the
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10:30 - 11:10
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Creekside Center |
Gene Allen - Children's
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7:30 -8:10 |
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Butler Masonic Clowns |
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7:30 -8:10 |
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Derrick Deli |
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National Transit |
Jim Haner - Banjo player.
Upstairs in Great Hall. |
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11:00 - 11:40
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Creative Hatmaking .
Downstairs Hall. |
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Trinity United Methodist Church |
Tom/Suzanne Roberts duo.
Clarinet and piano. |
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7:30 -8:10 |
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Caranicas+2. Trumpet, Pianist,
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8:00 - 8:40 |
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6:45 Fanfare People's Procession begins at
PNC Bank to Justus Park for
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7:00 FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
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JUSTUS PARK
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Bonfires, Beverages, OCHS Ice Skating
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SOUTHSIDE EVENTS
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Calvary United Methodist Church |
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The Reings. Fiddle, guitar,
banjo and clog dancing. |
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7:30 -8:10 |
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Famoore's |
Matt Gavula plays keyboard. |
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Masonic Hall |
Neil Jacobs plays 12 string
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8:00 - 8:40 |
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Grace United Methodist Church |
Community Playhouse. Local
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7:30 -8:10 |
8:30 - 9:10 |
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Calypso Gypsies. Steel Drum. |
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10:30 - 11:10
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YWCA |
Box of Light Theatre. Techno
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8:00 - 8:40 |
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11:00 - 11:40
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Spilling the Beans |
High Pursuits. Val
Meehan.Vocalist/ keyboard. |
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7:30 -8:10 |
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The evening ends with a countdown to
midnight and a brief fireworks display.
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For further information:
call (814) 678-3017
or log onto the umbrella organization’s website,
http://www.firstnightintl.org
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